Comments on: Nick Heidfeld on the Nordschleife http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/30/nick-heidfeld-on-the-nordschleife/ Formula 1 Motor Racing News and Views Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Clive http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/30/nick-heidfeld-on-the-nordschleife/comment-page-1/#comment-2048 Clive Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:52:08 +0000 http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/30/nick-heidfeld-on-the-nordschleife/#comment-2048 Yeah, I second that, Haplo - a yearly event would be brilliant. Could even develop into something like the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Yeah, I second that, Haplo – a yearly event would be brilliant. Could even develop into something like the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

]]> By: Haplo http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/30/nick-heidfeld-on-the-nordschleife/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Haplo Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:48:47 +0000 http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/30/nick-heidfeld-on-the-nordschleife/#comment-2047 Personally, I think all that is rubbish. It's a F1, and it's a F1 driver. It would have been absolutely great if they'd let Nick go flat out, and make the track record seem like ages. Alas, it's the ring, and what they did was good enough. Now pray that they make it a yearly event. Personally, I think all that is rubbish. It’s a F1, and it’s a F1 driver. It would have been absolutely great if they’d let Nick go flat out, and make the track record seem like ages.

Alas, it’s the ring, and what they did was good enough. Now pray that they make it a yearly event.

]]> By: Clive http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/30/nick-heidfeld-on-the-nordschleife/comment-page-1/#comment-2046 Clive Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:37:47 +0000 http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/30/nick-heidfeld-on-the-nordschleife/#comment-2046 Yes, I heard that about the demo tires too, Haplo. The trouble is: 10 secs around which circuit - the Nordschleife? Or some other circuit? Ten seconds around the Nordschleife is nothing, around most other tracks it's a lifetime. So it's a bit meaningless to quantify the tires in that way - sufficient for us to know they have less grip. Judging from the video, I'd say the tires have plenty of grip but are not good enough for racing, that's all. At least they give us an idea of how things would be in a fully set-up F1 car today. Yes, I heard that about the demo tires too, Haplo. The trouble is: 10 secs around which circuit – the Nordschleife? Or some other circuit? Ten seconds around the Nordschleife is nothing, around most other tracks it’s a lifetime. So it’s a bit meaningless to quantify the tires in that way – sufficient for us to know they have less grip.

Judging from the video, I’d say the tires have plenty of grip but are not good enough for racing, that’s all. At least they give us an idea of how things would be in a fully set-up F1 car today.

]]> By: Haplo http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/30/nick-heidfeld-on-the-nordschleife/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 Haplo Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:28:50 +0000 http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/30/nick-heidfeld-on-the-nordschleife/#comment-2045 I understand that the demo-only Bridgestones are about 10secs slower than the race ones. That's brilliant. Let's put a F1 in the most dangerous circuit ever with tires that have absolutely no grip. I understand that the demo-only Bridgestones are about 10secs slower than the race ones.

That’s brilliant. Let’s put a F1 in the most dangerous circuit ever with tires that have absolutely no grip.

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